Chapter 1 - Meet Sumod 2.0

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Part 1

10 a.m. in Hathi Bazar. K&S has been open for an hour.

DP - Na Pramod...aaj dukaan tu hi sambhal lena... Mujhe teri mummy ke saath kuch jaroori kharidaari karne jaana hai

P (sighs) - Ji Pappaji...(DP leaves)

Chal bhai Fitkari aaj hum dono ka hi raj hai...

Pramod handles customers for some time. Just when he is shaving someone, there is a huge commotion in the street. His hands slip and he almost ends up cutting the customer.

P - xj$fj#d@#!! Kaun hai yo bewakoof jo itna shor macha raha hai?? Yahaan abhi khoon ki tarah nadiyaan beh jaati!!

He goes out into the street to investigate. HB shopkeepers have crowded around someone on the corner.

Chunni - Na aise kaise yahaan business khol logi?? Hum khulne denge tab na

Avtar - Haan nahi toh, aur woh bhi kaisa business?!! Matlab din bhar aurton ka taata laga rahega Hathi Bazar mein

Pramod moves a couple of people aside and sees a pretty girl in her mid-twenties calmly listening to all the men taunt her.

Girl - Dekhiye...maine yeh dukaan bakayda kiraye par li hai. Agar owner ko koi dikkat nahi hai toh aapko kya problem hai? Waise bhi contract sign ho gaya hai. Toh agar ab kisine mujhe kaam karne se roka, toh yeh maamla police aur court tak jayega. You get it??

P - O Madamji, kise court-kacheri ki dhamki de rahi hai?

Girl - Aap sab ko

Pramod and she stare at each other.

P - Chunni Uncle, waise ke business chalana chahti hai??

Girl - Why are you asking him?? Meri dukaan hai, mujhse puchho !!

P - Kahin English coaching toh na kholnewali aap (all the men laugh)

Girl - Wedding planner hoon. Shaadi organize karne ka business karnewali hoon!


Part 2

Pramod's eyes sparkle hearing her answer but he simply looks at her with a slightly raised eyebrow.

P (taking Chunni aside) - Uncle, main ke kehta hoon, inko aaj ke din kar lene do jo karna hai. Pappa shaam ko aayenge tab baat karta hoon

Chunni - Theek hai yaara, tu keh raha hai isliye maan lete hai. Par tum (turning to the girl), koi gadbad nahi chahiye humein yahaan

Girl turns away and marches back to her shop. Pramod follows her.

P - Waise aapke business ka naam hai ya aisa hi gumnaam lifaafa bana diya?

S (fake sweet smile) - Kyun? Aapko shaadi karni hai?

A dark shadow passes over Pramod's face.

P - Nahi! Par naam toh hona chahiye nah. Humari dukaan woh rahi...Kaatelal & Sons...since 1943...ib aap ki baari

Girl - Toh Mr. Kaatelal...Mere business ka naam hai Tie the Knot

Pramod bursts out laughing. The girl is amazed to see how the smile transforms his face completely.

Girl - Yaar yeh akhdu smile karte hi bilkul khargosh dikhta hai!! Quite cute, even though he is mannerless.

Pramod finally recovers - Madamji, yeh Rohtak hai! London na hai...jo aise angrezi naam se business chal jaaye. Desi logon ki shaadi karaani hai toh naam bhi toh desi lagao

She frowns at him - Jaise ki??

P - Jaise ki Shaadi Mubarak, Parampara, Anokha Rishta, Gathbandhan, Sha--

Sumod - Anokha Rishtaजहाँ कहानियाँ रहती हैं। अभी खोजें